Public Health Rules in Los Angeles, CA (2026)
7 verified public health rules for Los Angeles, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Restaurant Grade Cards
LA County Code Title 8 Chapter 8.04 requires every retail food facility to post a letter grade card within five feet of the customer entrance. A=90+, B=80-89, C=70-79; scores below 70 trigger closure until reinspection clears the violations.
LA County Posts A/B/C Letter Grades at Restaurants
Some RestrictionsRodent Control
LAMC §41.50 makes every property owner responsible for keeping premises free of rats and mice. The LA County Vector Management Program investigates complaints. California AB-1788 (2020) bans second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides for non-licensed users statewide.
Property Owners Must Abate Rats Under LAMC §41.50
Some RestrictionsBed-Bug Rules
California Civil Code §1954.603 requires landlords to give every new tenant a written bed-bug information notice and to disclose any known infestation history. Tenants must cooperate with treatment, and landlords typically pay extermination costs absent tenant fault.
Landlords Must Disclose Bed Bug History at Lease Signing
Some RestrictionsSyringe Disposal
California Health & Safety Code §118286 bans putting home-generated sharps in regular trash or recycling. LA County operates S.A.F.E. Centers and household hazardous waste roundups for free drop-off. Mail-back kits are also widely available.
Home Sharps Cannot Go in Residential Trash
Heavy RestrictionsHealthy Food Retail
Los Angeles restricts new stand-alone fast-food restaurants in parts of South LA and incentivizes healthy food retail through the Health Food Zone overlay and corner-store conversion programs run with LA County Public Health.
South LA Fast-Food Moratorium and Healthy Food Zone Overlay
Some RestrictionsCalorie Labeling
Calorie labeling on menus in Los Angeles is governed by federal FDA rules under 21 CFR §101.11, requiring chains with 20 or more locations to post calories. LA has no separate municipal menu-labeling ordinance.
Federal FDA Menu Calorie Labeling Applies in LA
Some Restrictions21 CFR § 101.11
Covered establishment means a restaurant or similar retail food establishment that is a part of a chain with 20 or more locations doing business under the same name (regardless of the type of ownership, e.g., individual franchises) and offering for sale substantially the same menu items, as well as a restaurant or similar retail food establishment that is registered to be covered under paragrap...
Food Handler Certification
Under California Health and Safety Code §113948, every food handler in Los Angeles must obtain an ANSI-accredited food handler card within 30 days of hire. Cards are valid for three years and enforced by LA County DPH inspectors.
California Food Handler Card Required Within 30 Days
Some RestrictionsCalifornia Health and Safety Code § 113948
(a) (1) Subject to the exceptions described in subdivision (e), a food handler who is hired prior to June 1, 2011, shall obtain a food handler card on or before July 1, 2011. Subject to the exceptions described in subdivision (e), a food handler who is hired on or after June 1, 2011, shall obtain a food handler card within 30 days after the date of hire. Each food handler shall maintain a valid...
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